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Follow on Google News | Four-Time NAACP Award-winning Play, 'da Kink in My Hair' to Make Debut in the Atlanta Market‘da Kink in My Hair’ will star Melanie Fiona, Angie Stone and Terri J. Vaughn
By: AW Media Group Set in Toronto at a Caribbean hair salon, ‘da Kink in My Hair’ revolves around Novelette, a West Indian hair stylist who serves as a confidant for each character who struggles through everyday trials and tribulations; ‘da Kink in my Hair’ theatrical play, was nominated four times by the Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canadian awards equivalent to the Tony’s) Reviews: ‘da Kink in My Hair’ Video -- http://www.youtube.com/ Meet ‘da Cast: Shannon (Melanie Fiona) Shannon is beautiful and everyone thinks she has it easy in life, however, because of her beauty, people do not take her seriously and only view her for her outer beauty and not her brains Sherelle (Terri J. Vaughn) Sherelle is at the top of her game in the financial field, wielding power and influence. Under Sherelle’ Nia (Angie Stone) Nia confronts her ambivalent feelings about her recently deceased mother, who always preferred the sister with lighter skin. Sharmine Closeted actress Sharmaine has a stage-mother who has been behind her every step of the way in a hard-fought march toward artistic achievement. But she finds herself abandoned by her mother who cannot come to terms with her sexuality. Novelette The salon is presided over the languorous Novelette who serves as everyone’ Patsy Patsy is the epitome of rage and grief as she relives her son’s shooting at a high school dance. Shawnette Shawnette finds herself incredulously watching her husband and his posh new wife enjoying a luxurious new life, after supporting his years of study with double shifts and uncomplaining toil. Staci-Anne Canadian winters are an exciting shock to little Staci-Anne, a newly arrived immigrant from Jamaica. She misses her grandmother back home, but she has a secret to tell, and reveals a harrowing tale of incest as she longs for safety but fears expulsion from the country she has come to love. Suzy A young, southern, white, working class girl next door who struggles with her own inability to fully accept her bi-racial child and how to truly love and reconcile her fractured family. Miss Enid Finally, Miss Enid is the widowed septuagenarian who gets her groove back, giving a little sweet potato pie to her neighbor, and getting’ For more information about ‘da Kink in My Hair, please visit:www.dakinkinmyhair.com. Get social with ‘da Kink in My Hair’ on Twitter / Facebook / Instagram: @dakinkinmyhair About Trey Anthony, Executive Producer – ‘da Kink in My Hair’- Award winning playwright, executive producer, actor, creator, and stand‐up comedian Trey Anthony, is known for the ground-breaking television and theatrical production ‘da Kink in My Hair’. Critics have referred to Anthony as the Oprah of the Canadian theatre scene! Trey was also the executive producer, co‐creator and writer of the hit television show ‘da Kink in my Hair’ for Global Television. In the series she was the outspoken, wise‐cracking, Joy, who has become an audience favorite! End
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